Legal Opinion
Eskridge v. Jackson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1979No. 12593PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant sought damages, in his first amended complaint, 1 from four officials of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections for allegedly negligent failure to protect him from an assault by inmates at the Lorton correctional facility. Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 15 and 21 to file a second amended complaint adding the District of Columbia and Mayor Washington as defendants. Finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court, we affirm.
The trial court’s refusal to permit amendment was based (1) as to the District of Columbia, on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Melvin Carter v. John R. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. Robert Marshall, United States of America v. Dennis Eischen, United States of America v. Ronald Lee MorganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Miller v. SpencerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Daskalea v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- King v. KiddDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Turner v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Goldkind v. Snider Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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